Catholic Church

By Fr. Maurice Meschler, Catholic Exchange - Man’s life is neither a purely exterior life nor a purely interior one. Man is composed of body and soul and, by reason of this dual aspect of his being, has a corresponding activity in his interior as well as in his exterior life. Moreover, man does not in general lead his life in solitude

By Fr. Regis Scanlon, O.F.M. Cap, Crisis Magazine - The position of Pope Francis in regard to homosexual “marriage” has not changed since he became a bishop in Argentina, according to John Allen Jr. on the Crux news site last year. Allen writes that, while the pope is against homosexual “marriage,” he is willing to tolerate homosexual acts under the title of “civil unions.”

By Philip Kosloski, Aleteia - Traditionally, Raphael had a separate feast celebrated on October 24, though recently his feast was combined with those of the other two archangels on September 29... St. Raphael is a powerful intercessor whom we should not forget, especially during times when we are most in need of healing.

By Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith, Catholic Herald - No country has been more generous in welcoming the stranger. But can it cope?.. Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, the Patriarch of the Maronite Church, whose seat is in Lebanon, has recently drawn attention to a fact that the world may have forgotten, namely that there are one and a half million Syrian refugees in the country.